Chapter 1620 - 1316: He Fell in Love with Her (Part 3)

Chapter 1620: Chapter 1316: He Fell in Love with Her (Part 3)

When he first heard that she was already married, a strange feeling passed through his heart, but he didn’t understand what it meant.

Now, he’s no longer a fifteen-year-old boy, he’s eighteen, an adult, and a mature man.

He finally understood that he likes Xu Hua, no, he’s in love with Xu Hua, in love with this married woman twelve years his senior.

The year when the college entrance exam results came out, he didn’t choose T University; instead, he chose a university in another city.

He wanted to escape this city, escape everything about Xu Hua. He feared he’d sink deeper into feelings beyond rescue, eventually doing something to hurt himself or Xu Hua.

When Xu Hua found out, she didn’t say much, only offered: "That university is also good. You’re hardworking and smart enough that no matter where you go, it’ll be the same!"

He looked at Xu Hua and said, "I’ve already told the school I plan to apply for a student loan. You don’t need to pay my tuition anymore. I remember all the help you’ve given me, and one day, I’ll repay you..."

Xu Hua smiled slightly, "It’s nothing. As long as you have your goals, study hard, and strive for success!"

He nodded and said, "I will!"

When leaving T City, he didn’t tell Xu Hua, but he quietly went to the library where she frequently visited.

He brought her a gift, hoping to surprise her as a parting present.

Actually, it wasn’t his first time there; many times he had gone there just to watch her read.

Sometimes she was alone, other times she brought Shi Nuan.

That day, he was glad she came, but unfortunately, she wasn’t alone; her husband, Shi Yuanbo, was with her.

He halted his steps towards her, knowing that this time leaving, he didn’t even have the right to say goodbye.

Watching them together made her seem even more distant.

For the first time, he realized they were from separate worlds, worlds that could never merge.

That day, he tossed the carefully prepared gift into the trash and left.

Left T City, left her.

In the years that followed, he never returned, but occasionally caught news of her online.

During his university years, he worked diligently and studiously. Just as Xu Hua said, he was smart and bound for success.

Indeed, he achieved academic success, but emotionally, he was a complete mess.

During college, it wasn’t that no girls pursued him; in fact, there were many.

Yet when he looked at those girls, he thought of Xu Hua, feeling that none compared to her.

Or rather, none were Xu Hua.

If it wasn’t Xu Hua, he didn’t care.

His roommate said he must be crazy; the belle of the foreign languages department confessed to him, yet he rejected her.

She was the goddess in the hearts of countless boys, yet he turned her down.

He smiled and said, "If I don’t like her, why shouldn’t I reject her?"

His roommate was baffled, "She’s so beautiful, with such an amazing figure, why don’t you like her?"

After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Because I’ve seen someone a thousand times more beautiful and with a thousand times better figure!"

His roommate was speechless.

That year, at twenty-one, the whole confession incident made him think of Xu Hua again.

No, not just remember—he started desperately longing for Xu Hua.

A longing that couldn’t be quelled by reading news or looking at photos.

He wanted to return to T City, to go back and find her, even if just to glance at her from afar.

So that summer, he went back.

Upon returning, he first went to his hometown to visit his grandmother.

He never expected to encounter Li Guirong in town. Li Guirong knew he was studying finance at university, about to graduate with outstanding results.

So she quickly came to find him, having previously inquired about him from the neighbor lady.

Li Guirong asked about his plans after graduation, and he smiled, saying he hadn’t thought much beyond finding a job to make a living.

Li Guirong asked, "Then if I recommend you a job, would you want it?"

He was indifferent but asked, "So tell me, cousin, what kind of job are you planning to introduce me to?"

Li Guirong smiled and said, "Have you heard of Shi Group in T City? If you want, I can get you in after graduation, and right away, you’d be in a managerial position... How about it, are you tempted?"

At the mention of Shi, his heart fluttered with the unexpected realization—it was Xu Hua’s husband’s company.

Him working at Xu Hua’s husband’s company? How ridiculously amusing!

He smiled and said, "Really? But even so, how could I, a fresh graduate, immediately enter as an executive? Cousin, you must be joking!"

Li Guirong triumphantly said, "I’m not joking. Believe it or not, Shi Group’s president, Shi Yuanbo, is actually Jiaojiao’s biological father!"

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